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@Mc_Nebula
Ouch. Always saddens me to hear of these accidents... we can all learn from these, car drivers and riders. I'm afraid I can't help but feel sorry for the other drivers involved, assuming it was an accident, not malicious... Al it takes is a microseconds break of concerntration, be it a phone ringing and deciding not to pick it up, a child in the back, road dirt in the riders eyes, avoiding a pothole, another other drivers acting carelessly causing the accident... It's just the unlucky few riders and drivers who are thrown into the unbearable situation, for all involved where acident or injury occurs. whether through the rider taking a gap too small and risky, distraction not looking properly or, through the driver being distracted, not looking, speeding or just being careless...
Anyway, my condolences to friends and family of the rider, and my sympathy to the car driver (assuming a genuine accident) for what will be a harrowing experience.